CA1323188C - Non-slip outsole - Google Patents

Non-slip outsole

Info

Publication number
CA1323188C
CA1323188C CA000542733A CA542733A CA1323188C CA 1323188 C CA1323188 C CA 1323188C CA 000542733 A CA000542733 A CA 000542733A CA 542733 A CA542733 A CA 542733A CA 1323188 C CA1323188 C CA 1323188C
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
tread
cavity
heel
insert layer
peripheral wall
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
CA000542733A
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
John D. Mills
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Wolverine World Wide Inc
Original Assignee
Wolverine World Wide Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Wolverine World Wide Inc filed Critical Wolverine World Wide Inc
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA1323188C publication Critical patent/CA1323188C/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43BCHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/28Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by their attachment, also attachment of combined soles and heels
    • A43B13/32Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by their attachment, also attachment of combined soles and heels by adhesives
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43BCHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form

Abstract

NON-SLIP OUTSOLE
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A shoe outsole assembly having a seperate tread insert received by and bonded within a downwardly open sole cavity defined by a peripheral wall, and protruding downwardly from the cavity beyond the peripheral wall to form a ground and floor engaging member, the bottom of the insert being substantially flush with the peripheral wall at the termini of the toe and heel of the outsole.

Description

3 :~ ~ g NON-SLIP OUTSOLE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Shoes used for different activities have dif~ere~t ~riction, 5 slippag2 and maneuverability re~uirements. Thus, shoes for dancing, or shoes for football and other sports played on grass, have different requirements than shoes for basketball and other sports played on floor ~urfaces or shoes for working on wet slippery floors, e.g., in a restaurant kitchen. The present shoe ole assembly was developed in connection with activities where slip resistance is important, e.g., in restaurant kitchens, especially where the floor may be wet. Applicant experimented with a sole tread which exhibited such outstandinq slip resistance that the cemented tread actually broke loose and became detached 15 from the shoes during testing. The inventor herein then developed a novel shoe sole assembly preventing sole detachment of a high slip resistance tread from the shoe. The developmant is especially useful for restaurant work shoes with tremendous slip resistance, and alternatively i~ useful for athletic shoes where 20 high slip resistance is advantageous.
This disclosure provides a unique shoe sole assembly enabling use of a particularly high slip resistanoe tread as for work shoes used in re~taurants or the like, or alternatively athletic shoes, where stress would tend to break the tread loose from the sole.
25 An important object is to provide a sole assambly which resists the tendency of the tread to become detached from the shoe. A
tread layer is s]pecially interfitted in a bottom cavity of the sole for bonding of the periphery as well as the upper surface to the tread layer. The tread layer is recessed up into the sole but E~!

L~ 138 caused to protrude downwardly therefr~m a small amount for floor engagement except at the ter~ini or the toe and heel regions.
These regions, where the detachment stress is maximum, are specially protected by having the terminal tread surface ~lush 5 with the peripheral sole wall.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:
Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a work shoe employing the novel sole assembly;
Fig. 2 is an exploded sectional view taken on plane II-II o~
Fig. l;
Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of an athletic shoe employing the novel sole assembly;
Fig. 4 is an exploded sectional view taken on plane IV-IV of 15 Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a bottom fragmentary view of the shoe sole of Figs.
1 and 2, without the tread insert therein.
DESCRIPTIO~ OF THE PREFERRED EMBODI~ENTS
Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, the work shoe 10 there set 20 forth includes a sole assembly 12 and a shoe upper 14. The upper may be of any chosen type and therefore i~ not shown or described in detail. Sole assembly 12 as there depicted includes an out301e 16 and tread insert layer 18.
Outsole 16 is formed of a polymer such as polyurethane, 25 having a top sur*ace 16', praferably configurated to conform to a user's foot, and on which an inner sole -(not shown) may be mounted after the shoe upper 1~2~
i8 ~ecured as by adhesion to sole 16. The securement of the upper to the shoQ sol~, and the employment of variou~ types o~ inner ~ole~ or the like i9 conv~ntional technology and ther2~0re will not bs described in detail herein.
The bottom o~ 501e 1~ has a peripheral downwardly projecting wall 16a which extends around the entire perip~ery o~ ~ole 16 to define a downwardly open cavity 16b oxtending over ~ub~tantially thQ entire ~ol~ bottom. ~hi~
downwardly facing oavity may vary somewhat in depth ~n di~erant style ~hoe~, but on a typical work ~hog 1 approxlmately 2.5 mill~Qters de~p over it~ extent, except that at the termini of the toe and heel regions tha ~epth i~
lncrea~ed to about 5 millimeters, i.e., about double the depth at the other portions of the ca~lty.
I n the embodimsnt shown in ~igs. 1 and 2, the troad layer 18 has a uniform thickness o~r its extent, has a peripheral di~enæion and configuratlon ma~ching that o~
the in~ld~ wal l 16a ' of ca~ity 16b, and ha8 a total thickness of approxima~ely twlce tha~ Or the 2.5 mil?imQter depth o~ most o~ cavity 16b but cubstantially equal to the increasad depth at the toe and heel rQgions 16b~ of ~he ca~ity. Thu~, when tread insert layer 18 i9 ~itted lnto the ca~ity, th~ terminal portion~ of layer 18 are ~ubsta~tially ~lush with the outer edge Or wall 16a a~ ~hown ~n Fig. 1.
This tread layer insert i9 cemented or bonded with a:t~pical rubber cement or the like at th~ upper ~ur~aca o~ tread layer 18 to the upper sur~ace of th~ cavity 16b, a3 ~811 as b~tween tha perlpheral ~dge o~ layer la and wall sur~ace 16a' o~ ca~lty 16:b. This combina~ion peripheral bonding, as w~ll a~ upper ~urfaca ~onding, plu8 the rQces~ion o~ ~he trsad snd~ at the toe and heel region~ ~o avoi~ torslonal ~323~ 88 stress tendlng to break thQ toe ~r he~l loose, ha3 prov~n tobQ highly e~ectivs in preven~ing detaahmQnt o~ ths ~r~ad from the sho~, $n spite o~ the umlsually high ~lip resistance charact~ristlc o~ the bottom tread surracQ.
Except at the heel and toe end~, this trsad sur~ace protrude~ sligh~ly, i.~., about 2.~ millimeters, ~rom the bottom o~ most o~ the shos sole.
Conceivably, the flush :Lnterfit at the toe and heel regions could be achiQved by having tread layer 18 tapered to a thinner dimension at these region3 ~n addition to, or alternatively with, the cavity being o~ greater depth at the~e regions.
In Flgs. 3 and 4 is depict~d an athlet~c shoe llo as an ~ltarnative embodimQnt. Thi8 athletic ~hos include~
an upper 114, an out801e assembly 112 and a midsole 113.
Th~ outsole ls molded to be integral with tha m~dsol~. The outsole includss a main sola ~ember 116 having a lower peripheral wall 116a which de~ne~ ~her~within a cavity 116b ~or rsceiving th~ tread ln~ert layer 118. ~ with ~h~ ~ir~t em~odiment, the tread lay~r 118 i~ o~ a vextical thiokne~s gr~ater than the depth Or the cavity ov8r ~o~t of the extent o~ thQ shoQ bottom 80 a~ to protruda sli~htly therefrom, 8 . g./ about 2.5 to 3 millimQters. At ths ~nds o~ th2 toa and heel reg~ons, the cavity has a greater depth 80 that the lower tread surface is ~lush with, or protrude~ a very slight amount, i..e., subetanti~lly ~lu~h with the ad~acent bottom edg~ sur~'ac~ o~ pQripheral wall 116a. Here again, th~ p~ripheral e~dge of lnsert 118 i~ c~mented or bondQd as with a rubber cement to thQ inslde periphsral wall 116a' around the cavit~y 116b, a~ wsll a~ the upper ~ur~ac~ o~ ~
insert 118 being bonded to the upper sur~ac2 o~ th~ cavity.
~L 3~ 3~
Conceivably certain minor variations ln thi~
con~truction may ~e made wit~out departing from th~
inv~ntive concept. Hence, h~ invent~on i5 intended to be limited only by th~ scope of th~ append~d claim~ and th~
rQasonably aqulvalPnt ~tructures to tho~ defined therein.

Claims (2)

1. A slip resistant shoe sole assembly comprising:
a shoe sole having a peripheral downwardly extending wall having a lower edge and defining a downwardly open cavity within said wall;
said cavity having an upper surface and a peripheral wall surface;
a tread insert layer having a peripheral edge with a configuration and size matching that of said peripheral wall surface, having an upper bonding surface, and having a lower slip resistant tread surface;
said tread insert layer having a sheet-like construction with uniform thickness throughout, wherein said peripheral edge is formed generally perpendicular to said upper and lower surfaces thereof, and being fitted within said cavity with said upper insert surface bonded to said upper cavity surface, and said insert peripheral edge bonded to said peripheral wall;
said shoe sole assembly having heel and toe regions;
said cavity having a first depth less than the thickness of the tread insert layer and a second greater depth at the termini of said heel and toe regions, which second depth is equal to the thickness of said tread insert layer, whereby said tread insert layer at the termini of said heel and toe regions is flush with said peripheral wall lower edge at said heel and toe regions to thereby avoid torsional stress on said tread insert layer tending to break away the heel or toe region of said insert layer loose from said shoe sole assembly, and the remaining regions of said tread insert layer having a thickness greater than the depth of said cavity, to protrude downwardly beyond said cavity for slip resistant floor engagement.
2. The shoe outsole assembly in claim 1, wherein said tread insert extends over the sole bottom, with said lower tread surface forming the surface for such floor engagement.
CA000542733A 1986-07-24 1987-07-22 Non-slip outsole Expired - Fee Related CA1323188C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/888,698 US4724622A (en) 1986-07-24 1986-07-24 Non-slip outsole
US888,698 1986-07-24

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA1323188C true CA1323188C (en) 1993-10-19

Family

ID=25393703

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA000542733A Expired - Fee Related CA1323188C (en) 1986-07-24 1987-07-22 Non-slip outsole

Country Status (6)

Country Link
US (1) US4724622A (en)
JP (1) JPS6392303A (en)
AU (1) AU588705B2 (en)
CA (1) CA1323188C (en)
DE (1) DE3724462A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2193081B (en)

Families Citing this family (27)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6708424B1 (en) 1988-07-15 2004-03-23 Anatomic Research, Inc. Shoe with naturally contoured sole
US6810606B1 (en) * 1988-07-15 2004-11-02 Anatomic Research, Inc. Shoe sole structures incorporating a contoured side
US5317819A (en) * 1988-09-02 1994-06-07 Ellis Iii Frampton E Shoe with naturally contoured sole
US6675498B1 (en) 1988-07-15 2004-01-13 Anatomic Research, Inc. Shoe sole structures
US6668470B2 (en) 1988-09-02 2003-12-30 Anatomic Research, Inc. Shoe sole with rounded inner and outer side surfaces
US6314662B1 (en) 1988-09-02 2001-11-13 Anatomic Research, Inc. Shoe sole with rounded inner and outer side surfaces
US6662470B2 (en) 1989-08-30 2003-12-16 Anatomic Research, Inc. Shoes sole structures
US6163982A (en) 1989-08-30 2000-12-26 Anatomic Research, Inc. Shoe sole structures
JP3049299B2 (en) 1989-10-03 2000-06-05 アナトミック リサーチ、インク. Modified sole structure using a shape larger than the theoretical ideal stable plane
US6789331B1 (en) 1989-10-03 2004-09-14 Anatomic Research, Inc. Shoes sole structures
WO1991005491A1 (en) * 1989-10-20 1991-05-02 Ellis Frampton E Iii Shoe sole structures which are siped to provide natural deformation paralleling the foot
EP0998860B1 (en) 1990-01-10 2002-12-04 Anatomic Research, Inc. Shoe sole structures with enveloping side
US7082697B2 (en) * 1990-01-24 2006-08-01 Anatomic Research, Inc. Shoe sole structures using a theoretically ideal stability plane
WO1991011124A1 (en) 1990-01-24 1991-08-08 Ellis Frampton E Iii Shoe sole structures using a theoretically ideal stability plane
AU7324591A (en) * 1990-02-08 1991-09-03 Frampton E. Ellis Iii Shoe sole structures with deformation sipes
US5216824A (en) * 1990-05-07 1993-06-08 Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Shoe construction
AU8057891A (en) 1990-06-18 1992-01-07 Frampton E. Ellis Iii Shoe sole structures
US7546699B2 (en) * 1992-08-10 2009-06-16 Anatomic Research, Inc. Shoe sole structures
US5425184A (en) * 1993-03-29 1995-06-20 Nike, Inc. Athletic shoe with rearfoot strike zone
US5625964A (en) * 1993-03-29 1997-05-06 Nike, Inc. Athletic shoe with rearfoot strike zone
US6523281B1 (en) * 1996-09-26 2003-02-25 Richard Lennihan, Jr. Footwear for heel strikers
US7634529B2 (en) 1996-11-29 2009-12-15 Ellis Iii Frampton E Personal and server computers having microchips with multiple processing units and internal firewalls
US20050262737A1 (en) * 2004-05-27 2005-12-01 The Timberland Company Footwear outsole with optimized material placement
US8291618B2 (en) * 2004-11-22 2012-10-23 Frampton E. Ellis Devices with internal flexibility sipes, including siped chambers for footwear
EP1819251B1 (en) * 2004-11-22 2016-01-20 Frampton E. Ellis Sole or orthotic with siped chambers for footwear
US8256147B2 (en) 2004-11-22 2012-09-04 Frampton E. Eliis Devices with internal flexibility sipes, including siped chambers for footwear
US8125796B2 (en) 2007-11-21 2012-02-28 Frampton E. Ellis Devices with faraday cages and internal flexibility sipes

Family Cites Families (23)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB191311641A (en) * 1912-05-23 1913-10-16 Fr Du Cuir Arme A Sa Soc Improvements in Boots, Shoes or the like.
US1650466A (en) * 1926-10-16 1927-11-22 James B Righter Cushion lift for shoes
DE831962C (en) * 1948-11-30 1952-02-18 Carl Freudenberg K G A A Rubber sole and heel
FR1016468A (en) * 1950-04-19 1952-11-13 Raymond Simonet & Cie Soc Composite sole and its embodiment and assembly with the shoe uppers
US3027661A (en) * 1960-02-01 1962-04-03 Riedell Shoes Inc Shoe sole construction
US3327334A (en) * 1963-10-16 1967-06-27 Weinbrenner Shoe Corp Method of manufacturing outsoles
DE1937234U (en) * 1966-01-05 1966-04-21 Ernst Binder Schuhfabrik RUNNING SHOE.
US3444572A (en) * 1966-01-19 1969-05-20 Betts & Broughton Ltd Safety footwear
DE6912311U (en) * 1969-03-27 1969-09-11 Ind Lemm & Co Gmbh PROFILE SHOE SOLE
US3672077A (en) * 1970-12-14 1972-06-27 Kyle R Coles Shoe construction and method
US3824716A (en) * 1972-01-10 1974-07-23 Paolo A Di Footwear
ES195559Y (en) * 1973-09-26 1975-07-16 Juan Frau, S. A. PERFECTED FOOTWEAR FLOOR.
DE8005010U1 (en) * 1980-02-25 1981-06-11 Donner, Arno, 8711 Abtswind Sole for an indoor tennis shoe
DE3009381A1 (en) * 1980-03-12 1981-09-24 geb. Mayer Ilonka 8035 Gauting Schall Indoor tennis shoe - has brush-like sole for easier mobility without brake action
DE8011003U1 (en) * 1980-04-22 1981-03-19 Donner, Arno, 8711 Abtswind Sole for an indoor tennis shoe
EP0105917A1 (en) * 1982-04-12 1984-04-25 Sperry Top-Sider Inc. Outsole
DE3220215A1 (en) * 1982-05-28 1983-12-01 Michael Wolfgang Dipl.-Kfm. 5100 Aachen Schmohl HEELLESS OUTSOLE FOR SHOES, IN PARTICULAR FOR SPORTS PURPOSES
JPS5932325U (en) * 1982-08-25 1984-02-28 富士シ−ト株式会社 spring balancer
JPS59132506U (en) * 1983-02-09 1984-09-05 オ−シン商事株式会社 Work shoes
EP0153136A3 (en) * 1984-02-13 1985-10-02 Plas-Tech Shoe with recessed removable sole
DE3415153A1 (en) * 1984-02-28 1985-08-29 adidas Sportschuhfabriken Adi Dassler Stiftung & Co KG, 8522 Herzogenaurach OUTSOLE FOR INDOOR SHOE
JPS6193106U (en) * 1984-11-26 1986-06-16
DE8529153U1 (en) * 1985-10-14 1986-07-17 Schuhfabriken Louis Steitz Secura GmbH + Co KG, 6719 Kirchheimbolanden Shoe sole

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JPH0431241B2 (en) 1992-05-26
AU7596087A (en) 1988-01-28
DE3724462A1 (en) 1988-04-21
JPS6392303A (en) 1988-04-22
US4724622A (en) 1988-02-16
GB2193081A (en) 1988-02-03
GB8717543D0 (en) 1987-09-03
AU588705B2 (en) 1989-09-21
GB2193081B (en) 1989-12-20

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CA1323188C (en) Non-slip outsole
US7287343B2 (en) Footwear with articulating outsole lugs
USD417945S (en) Shoe sole
USD439730S1 (en) Shoe sole
US9408434B2 (en) Footwear
USD405943S (en) Shoe sole
USD948852S1 (en) Outsole for a boot, shoe, or the like
US20080301973A1 (en) Non-slip shoe cover for various slippery conditions such as snow, golf, fishing and the like
JP2003093103A (en) Elastic all surface type sole for foot wear
US6138386A (en) Composite cleat for athletic shoe
US5906059A (en) Composite cleat for athletic shoe
USD450437S1 (en) Footwear midsole
CN101683192A (en) Shoe for fishing
USD414318S (en) Shoe sole
USD433556S (en) Shoe sole
EP0706767B1 (en) Outsole for a sports shoe such as a tennisshoe
USD500913S1 (en) Sole for a flexible dancing shoe
USD948849S1 (en) Outsole for a boot, shoe, footwear, or the like
CN210696174U (en) Rain walking shoes
CN211833076U (en) Anti-skid slippers
JPH032166Y2 (en)
KR200276780Y1 (en) The sole of a shoe provided with sliding preventer
KR20230066497A (en) Modular prefabricated shoes
JPH0349522Y2 (en)
USD492100S1 (en) Portion of a shoe outsole

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MKLA Lapsed